Gallery: Exotic cars put pedal to metal to race fighter jets

Candace Elliott, edmontonjournal.com08.28.2010

Zahir Rana with his Ferrari Enzo that will go up against the CF 18 Saturday afternoon at CFB Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge where two supercars will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer in Cold Lake, Alta.

Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Major Brian Dunsterville with the 410 Tactical Fighter at Cold Lake can't decide between his CF 18 or the BMW M5 he is driving this weekend at CFB Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge where two supercars will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer in Cold Lake, Alta.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

LCOL Rob Carter isn't sure who will win the battle the F18 or the Ferrari Enzo. Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Organizer Zahir Rana with his Ferrari Enzo. Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ron Fehr with his 2008 Lamborghini Murcielago. Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ron Volkerink with his 2009 F430 Ferrari Spider. Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini were just a few of the exotic cars that were in Churchill Square in Edmonton on August 17 , 2010. Edmonton is one of the few stops these cars are making on their way to Cold Lake for the first ever Race the Base speed challenge this weekend. Drivers from all over North America will race military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips and try to break some speed records.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

The first ever Race the Base speed challenge at CFB Cold Lake, where supercars raced military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips to try to break some speed records in Cold Lake, Alberta, on August 27, 2010. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake, and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer awareness.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

The first ever Race the Base speed challenge at CFB Cold Lake, where supercars raced military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips to try to break some speed records in Cold Lake, Alberta, on August 27, 2010. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake, and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer awareness.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

The first ever Race the Base speed challenge at CFB Cold Lake, where supercars raced military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips to try to break some speed records in Cold Lake, Alberta, on August 27, 2010. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake, and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer awareness.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

The first ever Race the Base speed challenge at CFB Cold Lake, where supercars raced military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips to try to break some speed records in Cold Lake, Alberta, on August 27, 2010. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake, and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer awareness.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

The first ever Race the Base speed challenge at CFB Cold Lake, where supercars raced military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips to try to break some speed records in Cold Lake, Alberta, on August 27, 2010. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake, and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer awareness.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

The first ever Race the Base speed challenge at CFB Cold Lake, where supercars raced military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips to try to break some speed records in Cold Lake, Alberta, on August 27, 2010. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake, and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer awareness.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

The first ever Race the Base speed challenge at CFB Cold Lake, where supercars raced military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips to try to break some speed records in Cold Lake, Alberta, on August 27, 2010. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake, and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer awareness.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

The first ever Race the Base speed challenge at CFB Cold Lake, where supercars raced military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips to try to break some speed records in Cold Lake, Alberta, on August 27, 2010. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake, and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer awareness.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

The first ever Race the Base speed challenge at CFB Cold Lake, where supercars raced military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips to try to break some speed records in Cold Lake, Alberta, on August 27, 2010. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake, and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer awareness.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

The first ever Race the Base speed challenge at CFB Cold Lake, where supercars raced military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips to try to break some speed records in Cold Lake, Alberta, on August 27, 2010. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake, and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer awareness.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

The first ever Race the Base speed challenge at CFB Cold Lake, where supercars raced military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips to try to break some speed records in Cold Lake, Alberta, on August 27, 2010. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake, and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer awareness.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

The first ever Race the Base speed challenge at CFB Cold Lake, where supercars raced military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips to try to break some speed records in Cold Lake, Alberta, on August 27, 2010. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake, and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer awareness.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

The first ever Race the Base speed challenge at CFB Cold Lake, where supercars raced military fighter jets nose-to-nose on parallel airstrips to try to break some speed records in Cold Lake, Alberta, on August 27, 2010. Race the Base is a part of the Dream Wheels Weekend in Bonnyville and Cold Lake, and is a fundraising initiative for military families and breast cancer awareness.Candace Elliott
/ edmontonjournal.com

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